Ask ….. it WILL be given – 3 lessons

  Two Sundays ago, as my family and I headed home after a glorious day at the beach, I joyously and animatedly said to my brother-in-law “Arsenio – next year we are going camping!”   Well, wouldn’t you know that the Universe didn’t hear the “next year” part – all it heard was “We are […]

How I got into Harvard Business School ….

In the numerous years since I was accepted to pursue my MBA at Harvard Business School, the one question that I am asked to this day, often with a great deal of incredulity, is “Harvard!  How did you get into Harvard”?  And every time I am asked, I respond with these two simple words “I […]

Crisis and the Olympics

Over the past 3 weeks, like millions of people the world over, I have been glued to the Olympics.  Unlike my sister, who took vacation so she could totally devote herself to the daily display of grit and glory, I had to work. Or I chose to.   I chose to work because I have […]

Diversity of Olympian proportions

  I am loving the diversity in the Olympics – almost-40 year old gymnasts (grey hair and all); 15 year old female gold medalists swimming faster then men; a blind archer; a sprinter without legs; an African American gold medal gymnast; a white Jamaican Olympian (equestrian), women competing for the first time for their Islamic […]

Manners – the foundation for great leadership?

“Good morning” “Please” “Thank you”   How often to do you say these words at work (indeed in your entire life – but that is the subject of another blog)?  And how genuine are you?    When you ask a team member “How are you today” – do you REALLY want to know? Have you ever […]

How to make better decisions – 3 lessons

I woke up last week Monday morning feeling exhausted, aching neck and burning eyes – no surprise since this had been my 3rd night in a row of 3 hours of sleep.  You see, I had attended a Balanced Scorecard Boot Camp in Ottawa last month.  Part of the program is to sit an online […]

In search of simplicity in your organization – 5 Questions to ask

A few months ago, in the aftermath of Steve Jobs passing, when all you could read about was what Steve Jobs said/did/was/ate/slept/created/made/designed etc., I came upon this Jobs-gem that so captivated me that I wrote it on a 3” x 5” card which I keep on my desk beside – what else?  My Macbook:   […]

Laughter SERIOUSLY matters

  LAUGHTER …..Babies do it about 300 times per day.  Adults do it on average 15 times.  Those of us who love dogs, know that they do it too – ALL THE TIME.  And monkeys and even rats do it.   Where do you land on the laughter spectrum of dogs (all the time) and […]

How I wrote my book – with ease, grace and joy

  I am often asked how I wrote my book and if it was a tedious, painstaking and horrendous process.  It was not.  Indeed, it was a wonderful experience that I remember with joy, because, as I tell people – I did not set out to write a book.  I was simply creating a super […]

Jamaican Lady Got Personal Growth On Ski Slope

When I moved to Toronto in 2009, one of the best pieces of advice I received from Canadians was that to enjoy winter, I should find a winter sport.  In my second winter, I tried iceskating – had great fun, even though I spent quite a bit of the time on my butt.   Now […]

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